Sankaran Surname

48,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Sankaran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,0371:190,00911,509
Saudi Arabia1,5111:20,4212,846
United Arab Emirates1,2741:7,192922
United States1,0901:332,53130,094
Oman5891:6,261890
Qatar3781:6,238660
Malaysia3421:86,2406,025
Kuwait2801:13,5741,857
Bahrain2501:5,394963
Singapore2141:25,7371,008
England1231:452,99229,924
Canada841:438,63838,170
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Australia471:574,37741,856
Trinidad and Tobago391:34,9743,476
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
France41:16,605,680368,153
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brunei11:418,7313,893
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Sankaran (21,955) may also be a first name.

Sankaran Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sankaran Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sankaran (Hindi: संकरन, Marathi: संकरण, Oriya: ସର) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Sankaran click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankaran? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sankaran is the 48,908th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 692,206 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Sankaran reside; 41 percent reside in West Asia and 41 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Sankaran is also the 35,281st most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 21,955 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 4,037 people, or 1 in 190,009. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 44 percent reside, Kerala, where 15 percent reside and Karnataka, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account India Sankaran occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent reside.

Sankaran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sankaran last name are 0.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.93% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sankaran earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.38% less than the national average, earning R 113,172 per year; in United States they earn 25.3% more than the national average, earning $54,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.6% more than the national average, earning $59,917 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sankaran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankaran in the Hindi language
संकरनsankarana60
शंकरनsankarana20
संकरणsankarana15
सन्करनsankarana5
Sankaran in the Marathi language
संकरणsankarana39.89
शंकरनsankarana36.7
संकरनsankarana10.11
संगरणsangarana3.19
सकरनsakarana1.6
सुकुमारनsukumarana1.06
शंकरsankara1.06
शेकरनsekarana1.06
सकारनsakarana1.06
शंकरणsankarana0.53
सीानगनsianagana0.53
संकारनsankarana0.53
नारायनnarayana0.53
संकारणsankarana0.53
संकरानsankarana0.53
Sankaran in the Oriya language
ସରsara25
ସଂକରନ୍sankaran25
ଷର୍ଣsarna25
ରନrana25

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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